(MAINE) COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND

REPORT OF THE .... TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE RIOT ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 2, 1855

Portland: Benjamin D Peck, City Printer, 1855. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 50. Printed yellow wraps. A very good clean copy. A scarce piece. Item #47098

The riot had to do with temperance issues as the City sought to maintain a monopoly on the sale of all spirits;so that they were to be used for medicinal purposes only.

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